seoul!

today about 25 of us traveled from tokyo to seoul to extend our spring break for a few extra days.  after a delayed plane ride on airasia (pretty much the ryanair of asia), we made it to our hotel!  we decided to grab some korean bbq for dinner and it was delicious.  the place was around the corner from the hotel and they spoke zero english.

we sat on the floor (shoes off of course) and the lady lit the pot in front of us and put some animal fat in before cooking beef, cabbage and onions.  we were also given a side of scallions with something (my breath is going to smell amazing this trip!) that we were supposed to eat with the meat. yummy.

we asked for rice and she brought it, but put it on the table next to us so we didnt want to take it - we were afraid to offend her.  after cooking all of the meat, she put some red sauce with veggies (i think) in the pot and steamed it for a bit.  then, she added the rice and stirred it all together.  she then scooped us each some.  it was spicy but delicious.  actually the part that was slightly burnt inside the pan was the best.

at the restaurant, there was a tv on in the background which appeared to be a korean soap opera.  very entertaining!